Article 4 Membership — appointment
United Kingdom
The members of the group shall be appointed by the Commission from high level specialists with competence and responsibility in areas which are related to the competitiveness and related challenges of the Community agro-food industry.
The group shall comprise up to 27 members composed as follows:
8 representatives of the Member States;
13 representatives of the agro-food industry;
6 representatives of civil society and professional associations.
Members of the group shall be appointed for their expertise in a personal capacity and shall advise the Commission independently of any outside influence.
Each member of the group shall nominate a personal representative to the preparatory sub-group set up in Article 5(2).
Members shall be appointed for a 1-year renewable term of office and shall remain in office until such time as they are replaced in accordance with paragraph 6 of this article or their term of office ends.
Members may be replaced for the remaining period of their term of office in any of the following cases:
where they resign;
where the member is no longer capable of contributing effectively to the group’s deliberations;
where the member does not comply with Article 287 of the Treaty.
Members shall make a written declaration of commitment to act in the public interest, together with a declaration as to whether there is any interest which would prejudice their independence.
The names of the members shall be published on the Internet site of Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry and in the Commission's Register of Expert Groups. The names of the members shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.